A CHAMPIONSHIP YEAR FOR LSUS ATHLETICS The calendar year of 2018 so far winner receiving an automatic bid has been one full of champion- to the NAIA National Tournament ships for the Pilots! They have which would be a first for the won four regular season titles with LSUS men. men’s winning their Women’s soccer finished in sec- 6th, baseball won their fifth while ond place in the conference and women’s basketball and men’s received the second seed in the soccer each won their first. RRAC Raising Cane’s Women’s The women’s basketball team won Soccer Tournament, also sched- the 2018 Raising Cane’s Red Riv- uled for Texarkana. er Athletic Conference Tourna- What a year it already has been for ment for the second time. LSUS athletics and what potential Thus far, baseball and women’s it has to receive even more recog- basketball have each made appear- nition as the soccer post season ances in national tournaments with unfolds. One thing is for sure: men’s basketball reaching the Fab LSUS Athletics is thriving and Four for the second time in pro- will only get better from here! gram history. Keep it up Pilots! Men’s soccer has earned the #1 seed in the RRAC Raising Cane’s Men’s Soccer Tournament to be held in Texarkana with the tourney

Women Win Again, Beat TAMUT Blanco (SR/Guernsey, England); and Savannah Guigneaux The LSUS women posted another W on October 11 with a 3 (SR/Kaufman, TX).

-0 victory over A&M University-Texarkana, the Pilots’ third consecutive shut-out win, running their season The Pilots bombed the Quinn goal, taking an amazing 41 Stephen F. Austin L, 1-0 record to 6-4-2 and their RRAC slate to 4-0-2 while the shots with 25 of them on-frame. ‘Keeper Karolyn Hasler AT E (SO/Chandler, AZ) had a relatively easy time of it as the Eagles fell to 2-10 and 2-4. The Pilots are now in a tie for AUG 22 Tigers took just three shots, two on-goal, giving Hasler Eastfield College third place in the conference, one game behind Our Lady of 6:00 the Lake University. another shut-out win. AT S

Carolina Martins-Gomes (FR/Governador Valdares, Brazil) Women Nip Southwest for 6th Straight Lyon College Scots W, 5-2 gave the Pilots the early lead with a goal at the 6:43 mark on The Pilots stayed hot for their sixth consecutive win as they an assist by Louise Duffy (JR/South Godstone, England). got by the University of the Southwest by a 2-1 score at AUG 26 Martins-Gomes scored for the 10th time this season while Bossier High School on October 20. The win pushed the Texas Southern Bobcats 1:00 taking six shots in the contest. The score stayed at 1-0 Pilots to a record of 9-4-2 overall and 7-0-2 in the RRAC S through the remainder of the first period before Katie-Jayde while the Mustangs dropped to 7-7 and 4-5. Cunningham (SR/Stonewall) put one in the net near the Science and Arts Drovers L, 2-0 beginning of the second half at 45:53 with Natalie Blanco With all of the scoring coming in the first half, Brittany (SR/Guernsey, England) assisting. Blanco closed out the Scott (FR/Shreveport) got LSUS on the board first at 9:40. scoring with a goal at 69:51 as GK Karolyn Hasler (SO/ After a tying score from USW at 16:52, Katie-Jayde Cun- L, 1-0 Chandler, AZ) kept TAMUT off the board for her fifth shut- ningham (SR/Stonewall) scored what would be the match- AT out of the season. winner at 33.52. Both goals came on assists from Carolina Martins-Gomes (FR/Governador Valdares, Brazil). The Benedictine Ravens L, 3-1 “We played good soccer today,” commented Coach Ashley Pilots out-shot the Mustangs 25-9 with 12 on-frame for AT Holland. “Now we just have to stay healthy from here on LSUS as Karolyn Hasler (SO/Chandler, AZ) made saves on out.” 6 of 7 USW shots on-goal. William Jewell Cardinals L, 2-1 AT Hasler Named RRAC Defensive POW Pilots Squeak by Wiley, Remain W, 3-0 Karolyn Hasler, the Pilots’ sophomore goalkeeper from Texas Wesleyan Rams Undefeated in RRAC Chandler, AZ, was named the Red River Athletic Confer- ence Women’s Defensive Player of the Week for October The LSUS and Wiley College women battled through a LSU Alexandria Generals T, 0-0 (2OT) scoreless 89 minutes with all indications being that their 15-21. October 13 contest would head for overtime in a 0-0 tie. The Pilots were 2-0 for the week with Hasler’s shut-out of The Pilot’s Katie-Jayde Cunningham (SR/Stonewall) had Paul Quinn College (13-0) and a 2-1 win over the Universi- Houston-Victoria Jaguars W, 2-1 (OT) other ideas as she drilled a goal—her 13th of the campaign-- ty of the Southwest in which Karolyn made six saves. She AT on an assist from Carolina Martins-Gomes (FR/Governador leads the RRAC with a goals-against average of 0.84 and is Valdares, Brazil) with just 53 seconds remaining in regula- fourth in saves with 100. St. Thomas Celts T, 1-1 (OT) tion to eke out a 1-0 victory. With the win, the Pilots im- AT proved to 7-4-2 and 5-0-2 in the conference while the in- Congratulations, Karolyn!! spired Wildcats lost a heart-breaker to fall to 1-7 and 1-5. Texas College Steers W, 7-0 Pilots Shut Out HTU for 7th Straight AT WC out-shot the Pilots 22-17 overall with the Pilots holding With another heavy rain passing through Shreveport, the a 9-8 edge on-goal as LSUS goal-keeper Karolyn Hasler Jarvis Christian Bulldogs W, 6-0 LSUS women’s game was again moved to the turf field at AT (SO/Chandler, AZ) rose to the task with eight saves to pre- Bossier High School on October 25. The ladies seem to like serve her 6th shut-out on the season. Bearkats’ Field as they rolled to their seventh consecutive Texas A&M-Texarkana Eagles W, 3-0 win, this one by a 2-0 score over Huston-Tillotson Universi- “It was a rough 90 minutes for us,” commented Coach ty. The victory improved the Pilots’ overall record to 10-4- Ashley Holland. “We squeezed out the win at the end.” 2 and their RRAC slate to 8-0-2 while HTU dropped to 6-7 Wiley College Wildcats W, 1-0 and 5-5. Pilots Roll Up Football- All of the scoring took place in the first period as Kati-Jayde Paul Quinn Tigers W, 13-0 Cunningham (SR/Stonewall), assisted by Natalie Blanco Like Score on Paul Quinn (SR/Guernsey, England), knocked one home at the 26:01 With nine different Pilots scoring at least one goal, the mark, followed by an unassisted goal from freshman Caroli- Southwest Mustangs W, 2-1 LSUS women won a laugher over Paul Quinn College in na Martins-Gomes (Governador Valdares, Brazil) in the RRAC action on October 18 as they scored seven times in forty-third minute. the first half and six more in the second for a 13-0 win “at Huston-Tillotson Rams W, 2-0 home” on the Bossier High School turf field. The women The 2-0 halftime lead held up as goalie Karolyn Hasler (SO/ improved to 8-4-2 on the season and 6-0-2 in the conference Chandler, AZ) maintained the shut-out with seven second- while the Tigers fell to 2-11 and 0-7. half saves to go along with a pair in the opening period. Our Lady of the Lake Saints W, 2-1 The Pilots took a total of 19 shots in the contest with eight Mason Richardson (SR/Forney, TX) led the way with three on frame while HTU shot 12 times with nine on goal. NOV 8-9 goals on eight shots while Carolina Martins-Gomes (FR/ RRAC Tournament Governador Valdares, Brazil) and Brittany Scott (FR/ Shreveport) each scored twice. Martins-Gomes set a single- NOV 26-DEC 1 game LSUS program record with six assists. Contributing NAIA National Championship one goal each for the Pilots were Kati-Jayde Cunningham (SR/Stonewall), who also provided three assists; Louise Duffy (JR/South Godstone, England); Keaton Arcement (FR/New Iberia); Alizah Mendoza (SR/); Natalie

Women Win Final Regular Season 21:11 marks of the first period to give the Pilots a 2-0 halftime lead. “Gui” Martins (SR/Porto Alegre, Brazil) and Match in OT, Extend Streak to Eight Hector Hernandez (SR/Hesperia, CA) provided assists to Fittingly on Senior Day, two LSUS seniors led the way in a Meza. Martins got on the board with his 12th goal of the Richland Thunderducks AUG 17 2-1 overtime victory over Our Lady of the Lake University season at 76:02 to provide the final margin while ‘Keeper AT *SCRIMMACE* 5:00 at Bearkats Field on the campus of Bossier High School on Yoran Van Houdt (SO/Mol, Belgium) pitched his second October 27. After OLLU had taken a 1-0 lead early in the straight shut-out and fourth of the year. #6 Mobile Rams L, 2-0 second period, senior Mason Richardson (Forney, TX) AT scored at the 77:12 mark with assists from Carolina Martins- The Pilots overwhelmed the Eagles with 26 shots, 14 of Gomes (FR/Governador Valdares, Brazil) and Kati-Jayde which were on-goal, while holding the visitors to just four #5 William Carey Crusaders L, 3-0 Cunningham (SR/Stonewall). shots with Van Houdt making saves of the three on-goal. AT

With no more scoring in regulation, the overtime period USAO Drovers W, 1-0 began after a three minute “rest” period. Just 1:24 into OT, Pilots Keep Winning senior Cunningham shocked the Saints as she took a re- The LSUS men won their sixth straight match on October bounded shots, drove it to the goal and blasted the match 14, blasting the Wildcats of Wiley College by a 6-2 score. Dallas Christian Crusaders W, 15-0 winner into the left corner of the OLLU goal, setting off a The Pilots upped their season record to 10-4 and their RRAC massive Pilots’ celebration as the OLLU players and fans mark to 6-1 while WC dropped to 3-5 and 3-3. looked on in silent disbelief. Karolyn Hasler (SO/Chandler, Southwestern Assemblies of God Lions W, 5-0 AZ) made saves on 12 of the thirteen shots on goal by the Guilherme Martins (SO/Porto Alegre, Brazil) got the party AT Saints as the Pilots outshot OLLU 28-18 with 15 shots by started with a goal at 12:01. Martins led the Pilots with five the LSUS squad being on-frame. shots and a pair of goals. Just 33 seconds later, Andres Texas Wesleyan Rams W, 5-1 Carrasquilla (JR/Bogota, Columbia) scored unassisted to With the win, the Pilots’ final regular season record im- increase the Pilots lead to 2-0. Daniel Maierhofler (SO/ proved to 11-4-2 overall and 9-0-2 in the RRAC, clinching Bendigo, Australia) closed out the first half scoring for the #20 Southwestern Christian Eagles L, 1-0 both a second place finish in the conference and a bye in the Pilots at 37:38 on an assist from Hector Hernandez (SR/ first round of the Red River Athletic Conference Tourna- Hesperia, CA) to give LSUS a 3-1 halftime lead. ment. The Saints had to settle for third place in the confer- Houston-Victoria Jaguars L, 2-1 (OT) ence with records of 11-4-1 and 8-2-1. The second half was more of the same as Martins struck AT

again at 66:44 on an assist from Maierhofler, Alvaro Torres Coach Ashley Holland commented, “This is a team that (SR/Cali, Columbia) tallied on a free kick at 72:39 and Ad- St. Thomas Celts W, 2-0 never gives up. We had a heck of a turn-around this season . am Holloway (FR/Oxford, England) scored his first colle- AT . . We are not done yet. I am proud of how our seniors giate goal at 83:56 on a Daniel Meza (SR/Fontana, CA) played (and) very proud of this team.” Texas College Steers W, 1-0 (2OT) assist. AT

The Pilots recorded 20 shots in the contest with nine on Pilots Command Generals, 1-0 W, 2-1 frame while the Wildcats took 12 shots, eight of which were Jarvis Christian Bulldogs In their annual rivalry showdown with LSU Alexandria at AT on goal. LSUS goalkeeper Yoran Van Houdt (SO/Mol, “The Swamp” on October 8, the Pilots came out with a 1-0 Belgium) made four saves in the match. win on a late goal by Daniel Maierhofler. The sophomore W, 1-0 LSU Alexandria Generals forward from Bendigo, Australia connected in the 84th minute for his first collegiate goal on an assist from Daniel Davies Scores Winner Late in Squeaker Meza (SR/Fontana, CA). Maeierhofler led the team with James Davies (JR/Manchester, England) scored the winning Texas A&M -Texarkana Eagles W, 3-0 three shots in the contest as LSUS downed the Generals for goal at 81:05 on a set piece with an assist from Daniel Meza the first time in the short history of their soccer show-downs. (SR/Fontana, CA) as the Pilots downed Paul Quinn College at Bossier High School on October 18 by a count of 2-1. Wiley College Wildcats W, 6-2 With goalkeeper Yoran Van Houdt (SO/Mol, Belgium) The determined Tigers kept it close as they scored a tying recording his third shut-out of the season and the tenth of his goal at 27:39 in the first period after Andres Carrasquilla LSUS career, the Pilots moved into a first-place tie in the (JR/Bogota, Columbia) had given the Pilots a 1-0 lead at the Paul Quinn Tigers W, 2-1 Red River Athletic Conference with the University of Hou- 21:25 mark. LSUS outshot PQ 21-8 in the contest and led ston-Victoria as they improved to 8-4 overall and 4-1 in the them in shots-on-goal as well, 12-5. Pilots’ ‘Keeper Yoran W, 2-1 (OT) conference. The loss dropped LSUA to 7-3 and 3-1 as the Van Houdt (SO/Mol, Belgium) made saves on four of the Southwest Mustangs Pilots had 13 shots, three on-goal, while holding their oppo- Tigers’ shots, with three saves coming in the second half. nents to eight and two. Huston-Tillotson Rams W, 5-0 With the win, LSUS climbed to 11-4 overall and 7-1 in the The win was the 100th of his coaching career for Head RRAC while Dallas-based Paul Quinn dropped to 6-7-1 and 3-4. Coach Phillip Bohn. Our Lady of the Lake Saints W, 1-0 Congratulations, Coach!! Pilots Nip Southwest in Overtime Thriller LSUS’ California connection of Daniel Meza and Hector RRAC Tournament NOV 8-9 Pilots Shut Out TAMUT Hernandez created an amazing finish to their October 20 The men’s home game moved from “The Swamp” to Bossi- clash with the University of the Southwest Mustangs at er High School’s turf field on October 11 due to wet grounds Bossier High as Hernandez--a senior from Hesperia--found NAIA National Championship NOV 26-DEC 1 at their home field. No matter. The Pilot’s had little diffi- Meza—a senior from Fontana—for an assist and a goal with culty in handling the Eagles of Texas A.&M. University- just three seconds left on the clock in overtime for a 2-1 win. Texarkana as they shut out the Eagles by a 3-0 count, im- Their eighth consecutive victory gave the Pilots an overall proving to 9-4 on the season and 5-1 in the RRAC as record of 12-4 and an RRAC mark of 8-1 while the Mus- TAMUT fell to 0-10 and 0-6. tangs fell to 6-7-1 and 5-3-1.

Daniel Meza (SR/Fontana, CA) provided all of the offense After the Pilots had trailed 1-0 at the half, Guilherme Mar- LSUS needed, scoring the first two goals at the 13:51 and tins (SO/Porto Alegre, Brazil) got LSUS’ tying goal at

50:05. Goalie Yoran Van Houdt (SO/Mol, Belgium) got the win as he saved five of six USW shots. The Pilots outshot Van Houdt (SO/Mol, Belgium) claimed another clean sheet the Mustangs 20-10 with nine shots on-frame. with the shut-out as he made saves on all four of the Saints’ kicks on-goal. The Pilots dominated on offense, outshoot- Meza Named RRAC Offensive POW ing OLLU 24-7, with a dozen of their shots on-frame.

LSUS forward Daniel Meza, a senior from Fontana, CA, Ironically, the Pilots had to depend upon arch-rival LSU was named the Red River Athletic Conference Men’s Of- Alexandria to beat the University of Houston-Victoria, fensive Player of the Week for October 15-21. which they did the following day by a 2-0 score. As a re-

sult, the Pilots and LSU-A tied for the regular-season con- During a week in which his team was 2-0, Meza provided ference championship with identical RRAC marks of 10-1- assists on both goals in the Pilots’ 2-1 victory over Paul 0, even though LSUS had defeated the Generals during the Quinn College and scored the “golden goal” as time was season. running out in the overtime period as LSUS downed the

University of the Southwest by a count of 2-1. “With there being so much positive energy and emotion, it’s

always an incredible environment on Senior Day,” stated Daniel is fourth in the conference in points with 17, includ- Coach Phillip Bohn. “I am so happy for our seniors and our ing six goals and five assists. entire team.”

Congratulations, Daniel!!

Pilots Blast HTU The Pilots came out firing at their home-away-from-home, Bossier High School, on October 25, scoring four first-half goals in a 5-0 win over the Rams of Huston-Tillotson Uni- versity as LSUS ran its win streak to eight matches. The Pilots moved to 13-4 on the season and 9-1 in the RRAC while HTU fell to 3-7-2 and 2-6-2. “(An) exceptional job really jumping on them early and scoring quick,” comment- ed Coach Phillip Bohn post-match.

Robbie Bruce (SO/Cullen, Scotland) got things going at the 8:50 mark on a goal assisted by Alvaro Torres (SR/Cali, Columbia) and Hector Hernandez (SR/Hesperia, CA). The second goal of the match came off the foot of Jevanni Hink- son (SO/Santa Cruz, Trinidad & Tobago) with an assist from Daniel Meza (SR/Fontana, CA). Guilherme Martins (SO/Porto Alegre, Brazil) put things away with two goals prior to half-time, the first at 29:12 assisted by Hugo Juliao (SO/Rio de Janiero, Brazil) and Hernandez while Andres Carrasquilla (JR/Bogota, Columbia) provided an assist to Martins at 38:29.

The second half saw lots of subs and one goal by Meza on an assist from Martins at 67:20. Yoran Van Houdt (SO/ Mol, Belgium) was steady in goal as he made five saves for the shut-out. Both sides took 16 shots in the match with nine on-goal by the Pilots and five on-frame by the Rams.

Pilots Win Regular-Season Finale, Tie for RRAC Championship October 27’s Senior Day match versus a determined Our Lady of the Lake University team ended in a 1-0 Pilots’ victory at Bossier High School’s Bearkat Field as the Pilots clinched at least a tie for the Red River Athletic Conference championship while also earning the squad a first-round bye in the conference’s post-season tournament.

The match remained scoreless until the 77:59 mark when Jevanni Hinkson (SO/Santa Cruz, Trinidad & Tobago) scored on an assist from senior Hector Hernandez (Hesperia, CA). The Pilots got a bit of a scare when the Saints were awarded an indirect kick just outside of the box with just a few seconds remaining. A kick over the Pilots’ “wall” past ‘keeper Yohan Van Houdt and into the goal set off a mo- mentary celebration by the OLLU team and fans—until the referee confirmed that the indirect had not been touched by a Saints player other than the kicker, thereby disallowing the goal.

UL-Lafayette (Exhibition) Thu. Nov 1 Pilots, Saints Pre-Season RRAC Favs AT 6:30 Fri. Nov. 9 VS Texas Wesleyan 4:00

The LSUS women, defending Red River Athletic sists per game. Sat. Nov. 10 10Oklahoma City Conference Regular Season and Tournament VS 11 AM Tristen Lasker, a 5’8” guard from Conway, AR, Champions, and the Our Lady of the Lake Uni- Mon. Nov 12 who appeared in 13 games last season. Philander Smith 5:30 versity Saints from San Antonio, TX were named AT RRAC co-favorites in a pre-season poll of the Alexandra Miller, a 5’8” senior guard from Jen- Mississippi Univ. for Women Sat. Nov. 17 AT 3:00 conference coaches released on October 15. Last nings who played in 29 games last year. Mon. Nov. 19 year, the Pilots finished one game ahead of Tougaloo 5:00 Lauren Pollins, a 6’0” junior forward from AT OLLU in the regular season before defeating the Fri. Nov. 30 Hooks, TX who averaged 6.4 points and 5.4 re- Philander Smith 5:00 Saints in the finals of the conference tournament. bounds per game last season. Wiley Fri. Dec. 8 Eight players return to the Pilots for 2018-2019, 5:30 Head Coach Matt Cross begins his second year at AT including three starters, with two newcomers the helm of the Pilots, coming off a season in Jarvis Christian Sat. Dec. 9 being added to the roster. Lost from last year AT 5:30 which his team had the best record in program were two seniors who completed eligibility in- Thurs. Dec. 13 history at 31-2 which earned his charges their Paul Quinn 5:30 cluding the team’s leading scorer, Christina first-ever RRAC Conference championship while Fri. Dec. 14 Devers, and leader in assists, Alexis Collins. The Texas College 5:30 garnering him RRAC Coach-of-the-Year honors. Saints return a pair of starters from last year. Entering his 12th year as a head coach, Cross has Mon. Dec. 17 Tougaloo 5:00 New to the Pilots are Kiera Williams, a 5’10” a career record of 243-91. Wed. Dec. 19 junior forward from who transferred University of the Virgin Islands 1:00 In her first year as a full-time Assistant Coach, VS from Mississippi Gulf Coast College and Doyin Johnesha Major served as a Graduate Assistant Southwest Thurs. Jan. 3 Onikoyi, a native of Lagos, Nigeria who is a 5’7” 5:30 Coach last season after completing her playing AT junior guard transferring from Central Arizona Sat. Jan. 5 career as a Pilot in the 2016-17 season while Our Lady of the Lake 2:00 College. AT earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Commu- Fri. Jan. 11 St. Thomas 5:30 Returning starters for LSUS include: nity Health from LSUS. AT

Sat. Jan. 12 Sabrina Banks, a 6’0” junior forward from New A native of the West Central African nation of Huston-Tillotson 5:30

Orleans who started all 33 games and was named Gabon, first-year Graduate Assistant Coach Thurs. Jan. 17 LSU Alexandria 5:00 to the All-RRAC Honorable Mention and All- Blevie Lucchesi played collegiately at the Uni- AT

Tournament teams, averaging 8.1 points and 5.8 versity of Bridgeport (CT) in 2015-16 and 2016- Thurs. Jan. 24 Wiley 5:30 rebounds per game; 17, earning a bachelor’s degree in International Jarvis Christian Sat. Jan. 26 Leah Silva, a 5’8” junior guard hailing from 2:00 Mount Belvieu, TX who averaged 6.0 points and Fri. Feb. 1 Texas College 5:30 2.5 rebounds per game last season; and AT Paul Quinn Sat. Feb. 2 Fu’tra Banks, a 5’9” forward from Conway, AR AT 5:30 who was last season’s RRAC Freshman of the Thurs. Feb. 7 Southwest 5:30 Year and an All-RRAC Honorable Mention re- Sat. Feb. 9 cipient after averaging 7.4 points and 4.3 re- Our Lady of the Lake 2:00 bounds per game. Fri. Feb. 15 St. Thomas 5:30 AT Huston-Tillotson Sat. Feb. 16 Other returners are: AT 5:30 LSU Alexandria Sat. Feb. 23 Kirsten Fellows, a 5’8” senior guard from Dallas 2:00 who played in 31 games and averaged 5.5 points Feb. 28-March1 RRAC Tournament and 3.6 rebounds last season; AT TBA

NAIA Tournament March 20-26 Shaniqua Tobias, a 5’6”senior guard from New AT Orleans who played in 32 games last season, starting 10, and averaging 5.2 points and 2.9 as-

Pilots Picked to Finish 2nd Nate Levine, 6-1 freshman guard from San LeTourneau W, 94-65

Antonio (MacArthur H.S.); Thurs. Nov. 1 11Texas Wesleyan 7:00 by RRAC Coaches AT

Dee Livingstone, 6-2 freshman guard from Fri. Nov. 2 1The Master’s 1:00 In an poll of Red River Athletic Conference Simsboro (Simsboro H.S.); VS Wed. Nov 7 coaches which was released on October 15, UT-Dallas 11 AM Malachi White, 6-3 freshman guard from LSUS was tabbed to finish the conference Mon. Nov. 12 Philander Smith 7:00 season in second place behind the Generals Tulsa (Edison H.S.); AT Lyon College Tues. Nov. 13 of LSU Alexandria. Given that the Pilots Tim Coleman, 6-0 senior guard from Cin- AT 7:00 lost seven seniors who completed eligibility cinnati, a Campbellsville (KY) University Mon. Nov. 19 Tougaloo 7:00 in last year’s conference-winning season, transfer; AT Wed. Nov. 21 that seems reasonable. LSUA received the Texas Wesleyan 4:00 Jeff Garrett, 6-7 senior forward from Gads- first-place nod from six of the RRAC’s 10 Mon. Nov. 26 Southern-New Orleans 7:30 den, AL, a Northern Kentucky University AT coaches with LSUS garnering three first- Tues. Nov. 27 transfer; 11DILLARD 7:00 place votes with Wiley College listed as #1 AT on the remaining ballot. Tay Hardy, 6-2 junior guard from Philander Smith Fri., Nov. 30

Natchitoches, a San Jacinto C.C. (TX) Fri. Dec. 8 Wiley 5:30 transfer; AT Sat. Dec. 9 Jarvis Christian 5:30 Men’s Basketball Gears Kelvin Henry, Jr., 6-0 sophomore guard AT Thurs. Dec. 13 Up for Season from Lake Charles, a McNeese State Uni- Paul Quinn 5:30 versity transfer; Fri. Dec. 14 Texas College 5:30 The 2018-19 version of Pilots’ Men’s Bas- Shaviarre Murray, 6-4 sophomore guard LeTourneau (at The Dome) Sat. Dec. 15 VS 3:30 ketball returns three players from last from Haynesville, a Clarendon J. C. (TX) Tougaloo Mon. Dec. 17 year’s NAIA National Tournament team transfer; 5:00 who made it to the semi-finals before losing Thurs. Jan. 3 Southwest 5:30 to Graceland University (IA), the eventual Josh Stamps, 6-5 senior guard from Chica- AT go, a Florida International University trans- Sat. Jan. 5 national champion. LSUS finished last AT Our Lady of the Lake 2:00 fer; season with an overall record of 30-5 and a Fri. Jan. 11 St. Thomas 5:30 15-3 mark in the RRAC. Amaad Wainwright, 6-2 senior guard from Sat. Jan. 12 Huston-Tillotson 5:30 Returning players include: Kansas City (MO), a Kansas State Univer- Thurs. Jan. 17 sity transfer. AT LSU Alexandria 5:00 Forward Rakim “Rock” Lubin, a 6-8 senior Thurs. Jan. 24 from Miami who had an injury-plagued The Coaching Staff: Wiley 5:30

Sat. Jan. 26 season in 2017-18, appearing in 26 games Head Coach Kyle Blankenship returns for Jarvis Christian 2:00 and averaging 10.5 points and 5.4 re- his seventh year at the helm of the Pilots. Fri. Feb. 1 Texas College 5:30 bounds. A native of Shreveport who prepped at C. AT Sat. Feb. 2 Paul Quinn 5:30 DeAndre Williams, a 6-4 senior forward E. Byrd High School, Blankenship finished AT his collegiate career at LSUS utilizing his Thurs. Feb. 7 from Ringgold who played in 10 games, Southwest 5:30 final year of eligibility in 2005-06 after including one start, averaging 5.5 minutes Sat. Feb. 9 Our Lady of the Lake 2:00 of playing time per game. three years playing at the University of Tulsa where he completed his Bachelor of St. Thomas Fri. Feb. 15 AT 5:30 Malik Andrus, a 6-2 junior guard from Science degree in Business Administration. Huston-Tillotson Sat. Feb. 16 Washington, LA who played in 29 games, AT 5:30 with two starts, averaging 5.7 minutes per Kyle’s coaching career began at LSUS as Sat. Feb. 23 LSU Alexandria 2:00 game. an Assistant Coach for Chad McDowell RRAC Tournament Feb. 28-March1 from 2007-2009. He then worked as an AT TBA The 10 newcomers to the Pilots are: Assistant Coach at Lamar University in NAIA Tournament March 20-26 AT

Texas (2009-2011) and Rogers State (OK) vice as Assistant Women’s Coach at Gillette coach and soon-to-be LSUS Athletics Hall of University (2011-2012) before being named to (2014-2016) and Associate Head Men’s Coach Famer Chad McDowell, in attendance to the Pilots’ head coaching position in 2012. at the University of Western Montana (2016- support his former player and assistant coach Kyle Blankenship who is in his sev- 2018). After tying the program record for wins during enth season at the helm of the Pilots, com- last year’s 30-5 campaign to run his LSUS mented that “This team has a lot of weap- record to 137-56 overall and 81-31 in the Red ons,” while predicting another long run in the National Tournament. River Athletic Conference, Blankenship was Pilots’ Jamal Ray Signs named the RRAC Coach of the Year for the The Pilots played deep into their roster second time. The 2017-2018 squad made it to Professional Contract with six players posting double-digit scor- the “Fab Four” for the second time under his ing, led by Rakim “Rock” Lubin (SR/Miami) Jamal Ray, who completed his collegiate eligi- leadership prior to a semi-final loss in the who had 15 points and 11 boards to lead in bility last season, has signed a contract to play NAIA National Tournament. both categories. Jeff Garrett (SR/Gadsden, professional basketball with Garuda Bandung, AL) also scored a double-double with 14 J. A. Anglin returns this season as an Assistant one of ten teams comprising the Indonesia points and 10 rebounds. Others in double- Coach for his alma mater. A Shreveporter Basketball League (IBL). figure points were Tim Coleman (SR/ who played high school ball at Loyola College Cincinnati) and Amaad Wainwright (SR/ As a Pilot, Jamal received honors at the end of Kansas City, MO) each with 14, Josh Stamps Prep, Anglin transferred to LSUS for his final the 2017-18 as a Third Team NAIA All- (SR/Chicago) who added 11 and Kelvin two seasons as a Pilot from Northwestern American, Red River Athletic Conference Henry, Jr. (SO/Lake Charles) with ten. The (LA) State University. He received his B. S. Defensive Player of the Year, and All-RRAC Pilots held a 52-41 margin on the boards degree in History from LSUS. while shooting 49% from the field and 37% First Team. Ray averaged a double-double of from behind the arc. They blocked seven J. A.’s first coaching position came as Assis- 13.4 points and 10.2 rebounds per game with shots and had 10 steals to go along with 12 tant Director of Basketball Operations at the highs of 23 points and 18 rebounds. assists. University of Texas-El Paso, a position he His 20 double-doubles for the season was tops held during 2011-12. He then served as an “I’m really proud of our team for their focus in the NAIA. With his team reaching the Na- Assistant Coach at the University of leading up to tonight,” stated Coach Blank- tional Semifinal Game of the NAIA Basketball enship. “They’ve worked hard this presea- -Monroe where he worked from 2013-16, Tournament and amassing a record of 30-5, he son and we were ready to put that on dis- earning a Master of Exercise Science degree was the Pilots’ leader in rebounding with 356 play in our home opener.” from ULM. In 2016-17, it was back to UTEP and second in blocked shots with twenty- as an Assistant Coach prior to his move back seven. to LSUS. Congratulations, Jamal!! Assistant Coach Derrick Greene enters his 16th season with the Pilots. Derrick was a four -year letter winner, playing with LSUS from 1990-1994. #7 Pilots Down LeTourneau in Season Opener He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Soci- The LSU Shreveport Pilots, ranked #7 na- ology in 1995 and his Master of Liberal Arts tionally in the preseason NAIA poll, debuted degree in 2002, both from LSUS. at The Dock on October 29 and came away with a 94-65 win over LeTourneau Univer- Matt Strickland is a first-year Graduate Assis- sity in the first game for both teams. With a tant Coach. The native of Inglewood, CA bunch of new faces, the Pilots gave a played collegiately Gillette College (WY) glimpse of what promises to be another from 2010-2012 and at Rocky Mount College successful and exciting season of basketball. (MT) from 2012-2014, earning a Bachelor of The home team jumped out quickly, let the Science degree in Exercise Science in 2015. Yellow Jackets catch up and then ran away His college coaching experience includes ser- to a 50-27 halftime lead. Former head

October 31, 2018

Happy Halloween Pilot Fans,

We get to say it again…..Conference Champions! This past weekend men’s soccer in just their sec- ond year of the rebirth claimed the program’s first ever conference championship. What a turnaround it has been for both our soccer programs. Last year both teams failed to make the conference tournament and this year the men win the regular season and the women were six minutes away from claiming their championship as well. In a nut- shell, the women needed St. Thomas to either lose or tie in their final game, but with just six minutes left in double over- time they scored the golden goal to win and bumped our women to the second spot. However, that’s nothing to hang our heads about because the women went undefeated in conference play and will receive a bye in the first round of the confer- ence tournament next week. I don’t think it could be a better time to be a Pilot!

Basketball season is also here! The men tipped off last Monday for our annual Halloween game and won by 30. This should be another great year for both our men’s and women’s basketball teams, and I can say the campus is excited to wit- ness another great basketball season. One of the great things about early season basketball is the invitationals that match some of the top teams in the country. This weekend we are in Fort Worth to play against #11 Texas Wesleyan and #1 The Masters. LSUA is also ranked #2 and will be participating in this same invitational. Talk about high profile….#1, #2, #7, and #11 all playing against each other at one site!

As I end my ramble the last thing I would like to note is that we just put up a brand new outfield wall at baseball. It’s real- ly slick looking so make sure you take a look at it next time you are out at Pilot Field. Always looking to improve!

I can’t wait to see you all out at games, and as always…..It’s a great day to be a Pilot!

AnchorUp,

Lucas Morgan Director of Athletics